On this day 46 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - January 5, 1980, The Sugarhill Gang made history when “Rapper’s Delight” became hip-hop’s first song to crack the Billboard Top 40.

It's a week of chart milestones, as holiday songs hold down the top 24 spots on the Billboard Hot 100, Mariah Carey extends ...

Even TV and movie stars got in on the pop music act in the 1980s. These four famous names all scored big hits in the decade.

"We'd stay up all night drinking, chasing girls, partying – and our pilot was with us. The next morning, he was flying the ...

These 1980s one-hit wonders virtually disappeared after scoring their one hit, and yet, I can't help but feel that they ...

From David Lynch to Diane Keaton and Hulk Hogan, here is a look back at the singers, actors and other entertainment industry ...

But we never kidded ourselves, nor intended to kid you, that we could succeed in definitively choosing the 40 greatest, most important, creative, and successful music makers in the last 40 years. Many ...

The baseball card industry experienced a massive boom in the 1980s. Packs become widely available in everyday locations such as grocery stores, 7-Elevens, and gas stations. A fierce competition ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.